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Dynamic Planet

Division: Div C – High School

NC Essential Standards Alignment: EEn.2.3, EEn.2.7

Event Rules: See the National Rules Manual

National Event Page: Here

Description:

Teams will complete tasks related to the properties and processes of Earth’s fresh waters.

Materials:

Each team may bring a binder of any size containing information in any form and from any source.  Sheet protectors, lamination, tabs and labels are permitted.  No material may be removed from the binder when moving through stations.  Each team may bring two stand alone non-programmable, non-graphing calculators.  

Scoring:

High score wins. Points will be awarded for the quality and accuracy of responses. Ties will be broken by the accuracy and/or quality of answers to selected questions. 

Resources

https://www.soinc.org/dynamic-planet-b

https://scioly.org/wiki/Dynamic_Planet/Earth%27s_Fresh_Waters

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA): https://www.noaa.gov/education/resource-collections/freshwater

 the North American Association for Environmental Education (NAAEE): https://naaee.org/search-sites?search_api_fulltext=freshwater

Crash Course: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDEj62HGNkk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDvS2rQZXMc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDll-p5g2EQ&list=PL8dPuuaLjXtMuxfQl-TBfSHokgpbLvKX9&index=10

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